Italian Sausage Rolls

Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 frozen puff pastry sheets, thawed
• 3 mild sausage links
• 3 hot italian sausage links (should be sausage links)
• 6 tablespoons grated romano cheese
• 10 fresh basil leaves

Recipe

• 1 the oven must be preheated to 350 degrees f.
• 2 lay the puff pastry sheets out on a flat work surface (cover with parchment paper first.)
• 3 split the sausage casings lengthwise and turn the mild sausage meat out onto 1 pastry sheet and the hot sausage meat out onto the other pastry sheet.
• 4 gently pat the meat out to fit the pastry sheets, being careful to leave a 1/2-inch strip bare on both long sides of each sheet.
• 5 top with 3 tablespoons of romano and 5 basil leaves per sheet.
• 6 starting with 1 of the bare strips, roll the pastry tightly around the filling. the bare strip on the far end will stick to itself (the roll).
• 7 place the rolls in the freezer (wrap in parchment paper) for at least 1 hour; they should be just frozen enough to make slicing easy. (the recipe can be made to this point 1 week in advance.)
• 8 slice the rolls into 1/2-inch pieces, place on baking sheets and place in the oven for 20 to 30 minutes, or until golden brown.
• 9 remove and let cool 5 minutes before serving.